What has Covid-19 taught construction?
Over a year on from the first lockdown, Paul Ruddick, CEO at Reds10, asks what lessons UK construction has learnt from the pandemic, as the industry strives to return to some sort of normality. It [read more…]
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Heating specialist urges housing developers to end fossil fuel heating systems earlier than 2025
With the government setting a UK target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, it is no surprise that both businesses and consumers are seeking ways to contribute towards reaching this goal. In order [read more…]
Fall in construction apprenticeships threatens economic recovery, warns FMB
The year-on-year decline in construction apprenticeships threatens the UK’s economic recovery and the ability to build back better from the coronavirus pandemic, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to the Department for [read more…]
New Building Safety Regulator echoes need for data-driven infrastructure approach
At a time when the public’s confidence in building safety remains severely shaken, here Mark Coates of Bentley Systems argues that a systems-based approach to infrastructure could help the construction sector make progress with some [read more…]
Failing to plan is planning to fail – getting procurement preparation right
There is a big focus in the Construction Playbook on procuring for value and harnessing the power of SMEs within the industry. Chief Executive at Pagabo, Simon Toplass, discusses how our approach to SME relationships [read more…]
Could R&D hold the key for the survival of the fittest?
From tax policy changes to Brexit and the fallout from Covid, businesses across the country have been hit by huge and numerous challenges in the last year. But there’s more to come yet; the introduction [read more…]
UK construction sector reacts to the Budget
While it will still take some time to digest all the implications of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget, here we gauge the reaction from a number of figures across the construction sector in order to get [read more…]
How to manage construction disputes during the pandemic
The pandemic has caused huge amounts of disruption to construction sites across the country. Here, Kate Onions, partner and head of construction disputes at law firm, Shakespeare Martineau, looks at ways to address the issue. [read more…]
One year on from Covid-19: how construction companies have been surviving the pandemic
With the roadmap to recovery having now been announced and with light hopefully at the end of the tunnel, we’ve been catching up with a number of businesses within the construction sector to see what [read more…]
Builders call for job saving tax breaks in Budget
SME builders are pressing the chancellor Rishi Sunak to offer a series of important tax cuts to boost employment and address dwindling workloads. The Federation of Master Builders, FMB’s state of the trade survey shows [read more…]